1. Features and Specifications ...3 1.1 Functions ...3 1.2 Technical Specifications ...4 Appearance and Accessories ...5 2. 2.1 Appearance...5 2.2 Accessories...7 3. Preparations before Use...8 3.1 Battery Installation...8 3.2 Use external power supply...8 3.3 Install SD Card ...9 3.4 Install hand strap...9 3.5 Switch on/off the Video Camera...10 3.6 Install the PC Camera Driver ...
1. Features and Specifications 1.1 Functions V5300 digital video camera is designed with highly integrated digital video processor and sophisticated processing algorithm. With advanced CMOS image sensor and high-resolution TFT LCD display, it has many functions and very high cost performance. V5300 is small, fashionable and low power consumption.
2. Appearance and Accessories 2.1 Appearance 1.Joystick and OK button 2.Shutter 3.Mode 4.Menu 5.Power 6.Strap holder 7.Microphone 8.Speaker 9.Power/ Battery charge LED 10.Flashlight 11.Lens 12.Audio output jack 13.Video output jack 14.USB connector 15.SD Card slot 16. Battery door Fig. 2-1 Fig.
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Shutter: In capture mode, take a photo or start/stop capturing a movie. In playback mode, voice recording and playback. In MP4 mode, play/stop a movie file. Microphone: Convert sound wave to electrical signal for voice recording. Flashlight: Illumination objects in dark environment for photo taking. See flash mode setting for operations.
Slide the battery door downwards to open the compartment for battery replacement. SD Card slot: Remove the SD card slot cover. Insert a card. Push the card for ejection. Menu button: Enter/ Exit the menu. Power button: Switch on/off the video camera LCD: Liquid crystal display which displays video images, still pictures, status icons, menu and list of music or video files.
3. Preparations before Use 3.1 Battery Installation Install the battery by following the steps: Fig.3-1 Open the battery cover by sliding it downwards. Place the battery into the compartment. Ensure the metal contacts of the battery are in the same orientation as the battery contacts in the battery compartment.
USB port of the camera to the AC adapter or to the USB port of a PC. The charge green LED lights. It takes about 4 hours for charging, the LED goes out when charging completed. 3.3 Install SD Card Open the rubber cover Insert SD card as shown into the SD card slot To remove the SD card, press it with a finger and the card will be ejected.
3.5 Switch on/off the Video Camera Power button 【Switch on the video camera】 Press the Power button to turn the camera on. A splash video will be displayed on the LCD. Then, the mode video recording will appear. 【Switch off the video camera】 Press the Power button to turn the camera off while the video camera is turned on.
3.6 Install the PC Camera Driver 3.6.1 Automatic installation of Camera drivers Before connecting the digital video camera with a computer, the device driver has to be installed. Insert the installation CD into the CD drive of your PC. Assuming the CD drive is located at X:\Driver, Open the ‘Driver’...
Click “Next”. After a window as shown in Fig. 3-11 appears, click “Finish” to complete the installation. 3.6.3 Install the removable driver WIN2000/XP/Vista have built in removable drive driver, no driver installation is required. Installation of removable drive driver for Win98 operating system Set the camera to still picture or playback mode, and connect it with the USB cable to the PC.
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Dialog box as shown in Fig.3-14 appears, click “View” to view CD disk and locate the folder at “X:\ Driver\ Mass” (Assuming CD drive is located at X:). Click “Next” accordingly When installation finishes, the dialog box as shown in Fig. 3-16 appears. Fig.
Operation of the Video Camera 4.1 Display Icons Before reading the basic operation instructions, you should understand the icons on the LCD screen as shown below. Camera mode indicator Flash mode Memory indicator Max. number of photos Battery level Video mode indicator Video format Resolution...
4.2 Modes of operations The video camera operates in seven modes as shown below: Camera Video recording Playback System setup Audio recording MP3 playback MP4 playback Camera Camera Setup Setup MP4 playback Video Video recording Audio Audio recording Playback Playback MP3 playback...
Mode selection: The camera enters the last mode you have selected when power on. Press Mode key for mode selection. Push the joystick UP or DOWN for mode selection. Press down the joystick (OK key) to enter the selected mode. 4.2.1 Video recording mode Press the Shutter to start / stop video recording.
The following table lists the options for each video menu item: Video format Resolution Video quality White balance EV compensation Photo effect Anti-vibration Frequency 4.2.2 Camera mode 【Taking single photo】 Aim the camera to your object and press the shutter to take a picture. Image can be zoomed digitally by pressing▲...
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【Continuous shots of multiple photos】 In continuous shots mode, the camera will take 4 photos continuously by pressing the shutter button. The video camera should be kept still when multiple photos are shot continuously, Use the Menu function to set continuous shots mode. Press MENU key, and menu screen appears, Select “...
Capture Options Fig. 4-7 The following table lists the options for each camera menu item. Capture Options White balance EV compensation Resolution Image quality Photo effect Flash mode Frequency 4.2.3 MP4 playback mode A movie play list will be displayed when this mode is activated. Fig.
Use the joystick and shutter button to control the movie playback. The following table shows the key functions: MP4 playback ◄ FR (fast reverse) the movie; return to the play list when the movie is stop ► FF (fast forward) ▲...
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4.2.4.1 Photo playback Use ◄ key to view previous photo; use ► key to view next photo. Use ▲▼ keys to zoom in/out the current photo. 【Display thumbnails】 Display thumbnails of photos with the following procedures. Press MENU key and the menu screen appears. Select and press OK key for confirmation.
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4.2.4.3 Voice file Playback The display with ‘ message on the top left corner represents a voice file. Fig.4-15 Press Shutter key to start/stop voice playback. Adjust audio volume by pushing the joystick ▲ or ▼. 4.2.4.4 Voice annotation to a photo 【Record a voice annotation】...
【Delete voice annotations】 Please see “Delete Files”. 4.2.5 MP3 Playback Mode MP3 play list as shown in Fig.4-18 is displayed when MP3 playback mode is activated. Fig 4-18 shows the screen during playback. Fig.4-18 Key Operations: ▼ ▲: Select a MP3 file in play list. Adjust the volume level during playback.
4.2.6 Audio recording Filename Recording time Fig.4-21 Press Shutter key to start recording; press again to stop recording. Recorded voice file is in WAV format, and recording duration depends on storage capacity.
4.2.7 System setup Date Settings Fig.4-22 The following table shows the menu items and options: Date settings Year/Month/Day Date/Time Year/Month/Day/Hour/Minute Display Time stamp On / Off TV system NTSC / PAL Key tones On /Off Format Yes / No Select Memory Internally / SD card LCD Self-Off 15s / 30s / Never...
4.2.8 Removable drive mode Switch the video camera on. Connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable. The following picture will be shown on the LCD. Press the OK button to enter the DSC mode. The camera will be connected as a removable mass storage device. Fig.4-23will be displayed on the LCD.
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4.2.9 PC Camera mode The video camera can act as a PC camera when connected to your personal computer (PC) via USB. Compressed video images can be displayed at real time on the PC screen and transmitted over the Internet. Switch the video camera on.
File Management Select playback mode and press MENU button to go to the Playback menu for file management functions. 5.1 Delete Files Select “Delete Current”, “Delete All” or “Delete Voice”, and press OK key to execute corresponding operation. 【Delete Current】: Delete currently selected photo, video or voice file.
5.2 File Protection File protection means protecting specified photos or images from being deleted or voice annotations being added to or deleted. File Protection Fig.5-3 Enter the Playback menu and select Select LOCK or UNLOCK item, and then press OK key for confirmation. 【Lock】...
Connection to TV Connect video and audio jack of the video camera to the video and audio input terminals of your TV with the AV cable as shown in Fig. 6-1. Fig. 6-1 After connection, LCD will be turned off, images and sound will be played on the TV set.
Additional Information 7.1 Keep the video Camera clean Always keep the video camera clean, especially the lens and LCD. Do not touch the lens or you will leave fingerprint on it. Follow the instructions to clean the camera: Camera body: Clean the camera body with a piece of soft cloth moistened with water, then wipe the body with a dry cloth.
If the video camera is not in use for a long period, the battery should be removed. If AC adapter is overheated during its use, it should not be used any longer. Avoid shock or impact on the battery or AC adapter Avoid unexpected accidents, the battery and AC adapter should be placed out of children’s reach, Aged batteries should be recycled according to related regulations of the State...
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Flash does not work. Pictures are not clear. There speckles images pictures. No beep tones. No pictures are saved after shutter pressed. Pictures or videos cannot deleted. Photo very bright or dark Color deviation. Removable disk is not available The battery has low voltage It is set to flash off mode.
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No PC camera function prior to Win 2000 and no correct driver is installed. It is in PC camera mode. PC camera driver is not installed in the It is in Removable mass storage mode. Set to removable mass storage mode. Install driver correctly.
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